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Sandra Day O'Connor

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Ronald Reagan
Senate confirmation:: Sep 21, 1981
Recorded service:: Oct 19, 1981 – Jan 23, 2006
Lived:: Mar 26, 1930 – Dec 1, 2023

In plain language

Sandra Day O'Connor, associate justice.
Appointed by Ronald Reagan; confirmed September 21, 1981.
Court service October 19, 1981 to January 23, 2006.

Decisions on record (2892)

DissentApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Sandra Gardebring, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services v. Kathryn Jenkins
MajorityApr 4, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bethesda Hospital Association, et al. v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityApr 4, 1988 · October Term 1987
Federal Labor Relations Authority v. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Department of the Army
MajorityMar 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
George S. Bennett v. Arkansas
MajorityMar 28, 1988 · October Term 1987
State of Texas v. State of New Mexico
MajorityMar 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Wells Fargo Bank et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Richard A. Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture v. International Union, United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Kenneth Kizer, Director of California Department of Health Services, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas Corporation
MajorityMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Eric J. Schneidewind, et al. v. Anr Pipeline Company and Anr Storage Company
MajorityMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Michael Boos, J. Michael Waller and Bridget Brooker v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor, District of Columbia, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Jesse C. Bollinger et al.
Did not participateMar 21, 1988 · October Term 1987
Alexander Haig, et al. v. Gladys Bissonette et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1988 · October Term 1987
Mercilyn Buchanan Etc. v. Stanships, Inc., et al.
DissentMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
K Mart Corporation v. Cartier, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
Norwest Bank Worthington, et al. v. James R. Ahlers et Ux.
MajorityMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
Arkansas Best Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
Basic Incorporated, et al. v. Max L. Levinson et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik
MajorityMar 1, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States of America v. State of Louisiana et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)
MajorityMar 1, 1988 · October Term 1987
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Assibi Abudu
DissentFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Richard Pennell and Tri-County Apartment House Owners Association v. City of San Jose and City Council of San Jose
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Thomas O. Robinson, Jr.
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Hustler Magazine and Larry C. Flynt v. Jerry Falwell
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Frederick Mathews v. United States
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Mary Alice Galbreath
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
R. 'Roy' Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc., Dba Heights Hospital, et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Phillips Petroleum Co. et al. v. Mississippi et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Etsi Pipeline Project v. Missouri et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Department of the Navy v. Egan
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California et al. v. Advanced Lightweight Concrete Co., Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Owens
MajorityJan 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
Virginia v. American Booksellers Association, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
Taylor v. Illinois
MajorityJan 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Fausto
DissentJan 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Honig, California Superintendent of Public Instruction v. Doe et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Carnegie-Mellon University et al. v. Cohill, Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
United Savings Association of Texas v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd.
MajorityJan 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Lowenfield v. Phelps, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Corrections, et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Westfall et al. v. Erwin et Ux.
ConcurrenceJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Thompson v. Thompson, Aka Clay
ConcurrenceJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Deakins et al. v. Monaghan et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Yates v. Aiken, Warden, et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Forrester v. White
ConcurrenceDec 14, 1987 · October Term 1987
National Labor Relations Board et al. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO
MajorityDec 14, 1987 · October Term 1987
Mullins Coal Co., Inc. of Virginia, et al. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1987 · October Term 1987
Vermont v. Cox
MajorityDec 8, 1987 · October Term 1987
Omni Capital International, Ltd., et al. v. Rudolf Wolff & Co., Ltd., et al.
MajorityDec 1, 1987 · October Term 1987
Langley et Ux. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation